by Sydney Smith on Apr 06, 2012
Malaysian Prime Minister Backs Press Council, Ethics Code Development
Malaysia's Prime Minister called for the government to make sure there aren't "double standards when regulating the print and online...
International Media Ethics News
by Sydney Smith on Apr 06, 2012
Daily Mail Runs 5 Corrections on Julian Assange Stories
The UK Daily Mail published five corrections on five separate stories after WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange complained to the UK...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 05, 2012
James Murdoch Resigns from BSkyB, Former NOTW Editor Apologizes to Gordon Ramsay
James Murdoch resigned as BSkyB chairman April 3, USA Today reported. He will still be the deputy chief operating officer...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 04, 2012
RTE Announces: New Journalism Guidelines, Another Investigation after Fr Reynolds Libel
Ireland's Broadcasting Authority sent its review of RTE's libel of Catholic priest Father Kevin Reynolds to the broadcaster, the Irish...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 03, 2012
Norway’s Press Council: Aftenposten Broke Ethics Code with Story based on WikiLeaks Cable
Norway's Press Complaints Commission ruled that Aftenposten broke Norway's ethics code with its 2011 article on Respublika, Baltic-Course reported. Aftenposten...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 31, 2012
Pacific Islands Media Summit to Discuss Ethics
Fiji's Ministry of Information permanent secretary Sharon Smith Johns criticized foreign journalists for failing to follow ethical standards of "accuracy...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 30, 2012
UK Libel Reform Campaign Suggests Mediation, Arbitration
UK's Alternative Libel Project proposed a way to avoid "eye-popping costs" in libel lawsuits, Journalism.co.uk reported. According to the Index on...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 30, 2012
Mail on Sunday Apologizes, Pays Damages to French Bank after Fake Story
The Mail on Sunday apologized again to Société Générale for its August 2011 story about the financial institution and said...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 28, 2012
Al Jazeera Says Ethics Code Prevents its Airing of Video of French Shootings
Broadcaster Al Jazeera announced March 27 it won't "broadcast video footage of three deadly shootings in southern France filmed by...